[keymasta]

It seems there are two types of people. Those who think governmental/financial/legal/medical/technological/etc systems generally serve the public's interests, and those who don't.

Internally I refer to the former as "systemic" people. They believe something is good for you because the FDA said so. I find that these people also buy into capitalism. E.g, poor people shouldn't be so stupid/lazy, or their parents shouldn't have been stupid/lazy. I find these people often are privileged and benefit from power imbalances imposed by the system.

But it's hard to relate to that once you can see reality more accurately.

Classic "conspiracy theory": The term "conspiracy theory" was concocted by the CIA as a label for anyone talking about the JFK assassination. And it was never put to bed. I see the term increasing in usage over time as well.

But yeah, systemic people gonna system. Weirdly it seems they outnumber people who form their own opinions.